POMFRET


Meaning of POMFRET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpäm-frət, ˈpəm- ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier pamflet, probably from French pample, from Portuguese pampo

Date: 1813

1. : any of a family (Bramidae) of usually deep-bodied spiny-finned oceanic fishes some of which are used for food

2. : a silvery deep-bodied marine food fish ( Pampus argenteus of the family Stramateidae) of Asia

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